I love this story! I heard of it in a Native American version. Perhaps it is one of those true tales that resides in the collective unconscious of humanity…surfacing when and where we need it.
It wouldn't surprise me at all if the bones of this story are/were present across multiple places and groups. My own research indicates this particular version may date from the second or third century B.C. and arose in the Far East.
Good morning, Karen. I think it's Karen, right? ...
I used to write short fiction, but it kept insisting on joining with other short fiction to become long fiction. Weird. Sort of irritating. Also amusing! If you're game for the books, you can read the first one under The Hanged Man tab and the second is in process under The Tower tab. Both have a directory pinned to the top if you want to read a synopsis, etc. The directories contain links to each post. Each post is also linked to the next serial post. I also post each entire part as I finish serial posting it, so readers can read eight long parts for each book rather than many serial posts. Under the Weaving Webs and Turning Over Stones tab you'll find some early posts about how I came to begin writing the Webbd Wheel series more than 10 years ago, my newer monthly reads posts, and an occasional post like today's. Hope this helps!
"Beautifully succinct" makes me smile. I can be. I find great power in short, powerful stories, like the wisdom tale I shared today. My fiction, however, is a vast interconnected web. Definitely not succinct!
I love this story! I heard of it in a Native American version. Perhaps it is one of those true tales that resides in the collective unconscious of humanity…surfacing when and where we need it.
Hi Jennifer, would you recommend your pinned post as the place to start? I wasn't sure if you had any short fiction as well.
Ah, this is a short one. I was thinking of your email I just read talking about your serialized fiction. This one is beautifully succinct.
It wouldn't surprise me at all if the bones of this story are/were present across multiple places and groups. My own research indicates this particular version may date from the second or third century B.C. and arose in the Far East.
Good morning, Karen. I think it's Karen, right? ...
I used to write short fiction, but it kept insisting on joining with other short fiction to become long fiction. Weird. Sort of irritating. Also amusing! If you're game for the books, you can read the first one under The Hanged Man tab and the second is in process under The Tower tab. Both have a directory pinned to the top if you want to read a synopsis, etc. The directories contain links to each post. Each post is also linked to the next serial post. I also post each entire part as I finish serial posting it, so readers can read eight long parts for each book rather than many serial posts. Under the Weaving Webs and Turning Over Stones tab you'll find some early posts about how I came to begin writing the Webbd Wheel series more than 10 years ago, my newer monthly reads posts, and an occasional post like today's. Hope this helps!
"Beautifully succinct" makes me smile. I can be. I find great power in short, powerful stories, like the wisdom tale I shared today. My fiction, however, is a vast interconnected web. Definitely not succinct!